Najib Razak did not instruct US$1.03bil 1MDB fund transfer, court told

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told that Datuk Seri Najib Razak never directed 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) to transfer US$1.03bil to a company linked to fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) senior officer Nur Aida Arifin said 1MDB’s top management was responsible for the transactions between 1MDB and Low's Good Star Ltd.